{"id":461481,"date":"2026-07-19T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/element-size-per-zone-when-using-offset-surface-refinement-region\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T17:11:08","slug":"element-size-per-zone-when-using-offset-surface-refinement-region","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/element-size-per-zone-when-using-offset-surface-refinement-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Element size per zone when using Offset Surface refinement region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Dear support,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding the element size set on each of the regions of the local refinement region when using Offset Surfaces. If I have the surfaces settings like the image that you have below, how can I calculate exactly the element size on each of the 4 regions (2 boundary layer and 2 wake)?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/19-07-2026-1784480801-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have tried to find my answer in the car example from https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/public\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/corp\/v252\/en\/flu_ug\/tgd_user_workflow_guided_tasks_create_bodies_of_influence_wtm.html?q=body%20of%20influence but even if it specifies the element size per region, it doesn&#8217;t specify the refinemet used and the impact on the element size.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-461481","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-fluent-mesh"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["461481"],"_bbp_author_ip":["2001:861:e1c0:b800:2569:d7ec:3874:ffd6"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["461833"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["461833"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-07-24 14:01:44"],"_bbp_reply_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["629869","654579"],"_btv_view_count":["95"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_subscription":["654579","629869"]},"test":"cesarj-95plusgmail-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/461481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/461481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}